Shen Ziyu looked at Qin Yanning, who was sitting not far from him.
Because of his hidden illness, he rarely looked at a girl so carefully.
Qin Yanning has very fair skin, and the aqua blue dress makes her look as radiant as jade. Her pupils are as clear as autumn water, and her eyes are sparkling and bright, making people want to look at her.
Although she is not a beauty that can topple a country, she has her own charm.
Somehow, Shen Ziyu's heart started beating wildly.
Qin Yanning noticed Shen Ziyu's gaze and looked back with a faint smile.
[What should I do? What should I do? Is Shen Ziyu looking at me? ]
Shen Ziyu saw that Qin Yanning looked calm and composed, but his heart was in a mess, and he became even more curious about her.
The emperor was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "The little girl from the Qin family, come out and let me take a look."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yanning quickly stood up and saluted the emperor.
"Come closer." The emperor looked at Qin Yanning with interest.
Qin Yanning obediently took a few steps forward. The emperor sighed and asked, "You are quite interesting, little girl. Aren't you afraid of our Ziyu's reputation as the cold-faced devil?"
Qin Yanning shook her head, "I am not afraid."
The emperor laughed and said, "Since your grandfather doesn't even want a reward and only asks for this one thing, I will grant your wish."
"Zi Yu, do you have any objection?" The emperor turned sideways and looked at Shen Zi Yu who was sitting at the table next to him.
Shen Ziyu stood up and bowed, saying, "I have no objection, but I leave it to the Emperor to decide."
The emperor stood up and patted Shen Ziyu on the shoulder, then said to Yan Da with a smile, "Lord Yan, you are quite clever. From now on, your generation will be two generations older than mine."
Yan Da knew that the emperor was joking and quickly said that he didn't dare.
"Since that is the case, today, all of you, my dear ministers, will bear witness to the marriage between Regent Shen Ziyu and Yan Ning, a daughter of the Qin family. Tomorrow, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory will calculate the date, first to arrange the engagement and then select an auspicious day for the two children to marry."
"The royal family hasn't held a wedding in a while, so it's really quiet. We can take this opportunity to have some fun, which is a good thing."
"Let us raise our glasses, my dear ministers, and congratulate the Prince Regent on his successful marriage."
All of a sudden, everyone in the hall raised their glasses to congratulate Shen Ziyu and Qin Yanning.
Only Shen Yuanan was confused. Qin Yanning had insisted on marrying him some time ago, so why did she suddenly say she wanted to marry Shen Ziyu today?
Qin Yurou was somewhat happy. She had always been worried that Qin Yanning would not give up on Brother Yuan An. Now that His Majesty had granted the marriage, it was impossible for her to do anything to Brother Yuan An.
Seeing this, the Queen also smiled and said, "The Hairpin Flower Banquet is an opportunity for young men and women from different families to meet each other. Zi Yu and the young lady from the Qin family have made a good start tonight."
"When you two have chosen a wedding date, I will personally go and do the Qin family's little girl's makeup."
Qin Yanning quickly thanked the Queen. She knew that the Queen said this for the sake of Shen Ziyu and the Yan family.
Otherwise, as the mother of a country, why would she need to give dowry to the daughter of a fourth-rank official?
The emperor granted her a marriage without asking Qin Hongan's opinion.
The arranged marriage was just an incident for most of the people attending the banquet. After expressing their gratitude, they all returned to their seats.
As soon as Yan Dafu sat down, he took a sip of wine slowly. Although he knew that the emperor would most likely not refuse his request, he still broke out in a cold sweat because he knew that serving the emperor was like serving a tiger.
Fortunately, the Yan family army won a great victory this time. Their Yan family had outstanding military achievements, and Shen Ziyu had a hidden illness that prevented him from having children. Otherwise, I am afraid the emperor would not have agreed so easily.
Given the importance the current emperor places on power, he would never allow a powerful relative to marry into the Yan family.
Qin Yanning sat between Yan Da and Old Madam Yan, eating a grape handed to him by his grandmother and tasting a shrimp picked up by his grandfather. He was so happy.
However, Qin Yanning could always feel two vague gazes staring at him, one belonging to Shen Ziyu and the other belonging to Shen Yuanan.
As the banquet was about to end, the palace maid who came to add wine took the opportunity to whisper in Qin Yanning's ear, "Girl, someone is waiting for you in the garden behind the palace. Please come over and have a chat."
Old Madam Yan looked at Qin Yanning and shook her head. Although the palace maid did not say whose order she was following, she could guess that she was sent by Shen Yuanan.
In the past, the affair between the seventh prince and his granddaughter caused a sensation in the capital.
If she said that he had no feelings for his own Ning'er, she would not believe it, but if she said that he had deep feelings for Ning'er, she guessed that he did not have any.
Now that Ning'er and Shen Ziyu's marriage has been settled, she doesn't want Ning'er to have any more entanglements with the Seventh Prince.
Qin Yanning held Madam Yan's hand and said with a smile, "Grandma, don't worry. I'll go and talk to him and be back soon."
"If you're worried, just have the maids follow me from a distance. They can take care of me if anything happens."
Lan Yue had never seen such a big scene, so Qin Yanning did not bring her with him to the palace today.
The Yan family only brought two maids today, but they were all raised by Old Madam Yan and are all skilled in martial arts.
Old Madam Yan really had no way to deal with her granddaughter, but the two maids in the family were indeed capable, so she just let Qin Yanning do what she wanted.
Madam Yan pinched Qin Yanning's delicate little face and warned, "Go and come back soon. Don't get entangled with him. Do you hear me?"
Qin Yanning nodded to indicate that he understood.
In fact, she really didn't want to see Shen Yuanan. Wasn't she happy to have a meal with her grandparents?
But she had taken over the original owner's body, and she remembered how badly Shen Yuanan had harmed the original owner and the Yan family in her previous life.
She had just gotten engaged to Shen Ziyu, and Shen Yuanan must be confused and puzzled. She would not miss any opportunity to provoke him.
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